Biography, Autobiography & Life Writing
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From  An Ounce of Prevention:What Is It Really Worth? From: A Lucky Life |
His work with the Canadian Task Force on the Periodic Health Examination and Walter Spitzer | Richard B. Goldbloom | 6 | 2013 | $0.60 Add |
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From  An Unexpected Path to Political Life |
1966-1971. Outlines LeBlanc’s time at the Prime Minister’s Press Secretary, ends with the October crisis and LeBlanc’s decision to return to New Brunswick | Naomi E. S. Griffiths | 42 | 2011 | $4.20 Add |
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From  “An Unselfish Interest?”: Canada and the Hungarian Revolution, 1954–1957 |
Hungarian revolution had important implications for Canadian foreign policy. This paper explores Canada’s nuanced diplomatic reaction to the crisis against the backdrop of Ottawa’s … | Greg Donaghy | 19 | 2010 | $2.47 Add |
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From  An Unsurpassed Rabble-Rouser: Chris BearchellFrom: Any Other Way |
Gillian Rodgerson recounds how Chris Bearchell became the outspoken face of Canadian lesbians in the 1970’s and ’80s. | Gillian Rodgerson | 3 | 2017 | $0.30 Add |
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From  NEW! Anaanavut Ilisaijigiqaaqtavut Iliniarutigijavut qisiliritigluttat (Our Mothers, Our First Teachers: Lessons from Sealskin Sewing)Circumpolar Resurgence: Section 4 From: Qummut Qukiria! |
This chapter focuses on the art of sealskin sewing. Discussing forms of Inuit mentorship, traditions passed down by women, the effects on the assimilation, the benefits of sealskin, the art of … | Nancy Wachowick; Shelia Katsak | 14 | 2022 | $1.40 Add |
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From  Ancestral ConnectionsFrom: At Home |
Chapter 4 is an interview with Tanya Harnett. The chapter focuses on how a sense of home for Indigenous artists can be inextricably tied to the collective, ancient, and cross-generational history … | Lezli Rubin-Kunda | 11 | 2018 | $1.10 Add |
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From  Anchorless |
This chapter is told from the author’s father’s perspective. It recounts events after the author and her siblings escaped Vietnam, and the eventual death of the author’s father … | Jolie Phuong Hoang | 6 | 2021 | $0.60 Add |
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From And the Stars Look Very Different TodayFrom: Any Other Way |
Jennifer Coffey describes her experience with the drag scene in Toronto in the 1970’s. | Jennifer Coffey | 3 | 2017 | $0.30 Add |
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From  NEW! Andrew Maksymiuk 1891 – 1977From: Ghosts in a Photograph |
Chapter Eight focuses on Andrew Maksymiuk, the author’s mothers uncle and stepfather. Discussing his early life in Dzhuriv, working with his brother Nick in the Silesian coal mines, … | Myrna Kostash | 24 | 2022 | $2.40 Add |
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From  Andy Bell Made Me Gay |
This chapter concerns the author’s youthful sexual experiences, and how he felt that he was going to die because he was gay. | Dan Cullinane | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From  NEW! Angola: Stillbirth of a NationFrom: Bit Player on Big Stages |
In this chapter, Turene recounts Angola’s dramatic independence in 1975, following Portugal’s Carnation Revolution of 1974. | Roger Turene | 13 | 2025 | $1.30 Add |
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From  Ann Charney: A Writer’s LifeFrom: Family Ties |
This chapter discusses Ann Charney’s journalism on refugee narratives and immigration stories, specifically focusing on Ukrainian-Canadians. | Peter McFarlane | 5 | 2024 | $0.50 Add |
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From NEW! Anna Svarich 1879 – 1964From: Ghosts in a Photograph |
Chapter Three explores the life of Anna Svarich, the author’s paternal grandmother or “Baba.” Discussing the Baba’s life before marriage, nostalgia for Galicia, life from … | Myrna Kostash | 29 | 2022 | $2.90 Add |
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From  Anne of Green GablesFrom: The Wheel of Things |
Mollie Gillen | 10 | 2015 | $1.00 Add | |
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From  NEW! Annie Firth-Jones, Hay RiverFrom: Book of Hope |
In this chapter, Gwich’in woman Annie Firth-Jones recounts her life in Hay River, weaving together the legacy of residential schools, her discovery of repressed memories after the 2021 … | Agnes R. Pascal | 6 | 2025 | $0.60 Add |
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From NEW! Anonymous, The LandFrom: Book of Hope |
In this chapter, Pascal recounts her lifelong struggle with cancer in the Canadian North. | Agnes R. Pascal | 7 | 2025 | $0.70 Add |
